Something to Sing About

God and I have been playing tug of war for a very long time now, with me doing most of the pulling away. Despite knowing first hand how the Lord is a God of miracles, I continue to struggle with surrender and the path He invites me to walk with Him.

But despite my stubbornness and my resistance, He continues to keep calling me back to the fold and frees me with His love. And that, for me, is definitely something to sing about.

Ginny Owens' "Free" describes what I feel right now perfectly. I am on a mountain top right now, and I want to tell everyone who wants to listen that God is good, God is awesome, God is... beyond words!

Turnin' molehills into mountains,
Makin' big deals out of small ones,
Bearing gifts as if they're burdens,
This is how it's been.
Afraid of coming out of my shell,
Too many things i can't do too well,
Afraid i'll try real hard, and i'll fail--
This is how it's been.

Till the day you pounded on my heart's door,
And You shouted joyfully,
"You're not a slave anymore!

"You're free to dance -
Forget about your two left feet
And you're free to sing
Even joyful noise is music to me
You're free to love,
'cause I've given you My love,
And it's made you free
I have set you free!"

My mind finds hard to believe
That you became humanity and changed the course of history,
Because You loved us so.
And my heart cannot understand
How You accept me as I am,
But You say You've always had a plan,
And that's all I need to know.
So when I am consumed with what the world will say,
Then You're singing to me, as You remove my chains,

"You're free to dance -
Forget about your two left feet
And you're free to sing
Even joyful noise is music to me
You're free to love,
'cause I've given you My love,
And it's made you free
I have set you free!"

Free from worry, free from envy and denial
Free to live, free to give, free to smile

Amen to that! And I praise God for being a God who is faithful and never forgets!